Which to use
“Verwalter” is a noun and “verwaltet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,982
- “Verwalter” frequency rank
- #10,588
- “verwaltet” frequency rank
- 25570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verwalter | verwaltet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die etwas verwaltet | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwalten |
Where the eye mixes Verwalter and verwaltet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Verwalter with verwaltet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verwalter is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltɐ] while verwaltet is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “Verwalter” becomes t in “verwaltet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verwalter is recorded at frequency rank #14,982, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltɐ]. verwaltet is at rank #10,588, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltət].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25570, this pair ranks #1,831,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verwalter vs verwaltet
Shared letters: aelrtvw. Private to "Verwalter": -. Private to "verwaltet": -.
"Verwalter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwaltet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verwalter" and "verwaltet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Verwalter" or "verwaltet"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verwalter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwaltet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,831,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verwalter" and "verwaltet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhärtet vs verwaltet". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,831,262 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.